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PG&E is getting ready to offer customers a choice: accept the SmartMeter, or pay the price.

The utility has introduced a couple of possible plans to allow people to opt-out from the SmartMeter program. One option would allow the customer to pay $270 and then a monthly fee of $14. Another would offer a lower initial cost, $135, but would charge a higher monthly fee, $20.

PG&E is also proposing an "exit fee", though the exact cost has not been determined. The exit fee would be assessed when the customer moves. They would be required to pay a fee so PG&E could reactivate the SmartMeter transmitter for the person who moves into the home.